[Epidemiological and basic research activity targeting polyomaviruses]

Uirusu. 2014;64(1):25-34. doi: 10.2222/jsv.64.25.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Recently, the family Polyomaviridae was classified as 3 genera, such as Orthopolyomavirus, Wukipolyomavirus which contain mammalian polyomaviruses and Avipolyomavirus which only contain avian polyomaviruses. We have recently isolated novel polyomaviruses, including Mastomys Polyoamvirus (MasPyV) and Vervet monkey Polyoamvirus-1 (VmPyV-1) by epidemiological activities and examined functions of their encoding proteins. In addition, we have been investigating the mechanisms of replication of human polyomavirus, JC polyomavirus (JCPyV). We recently obtained the results of function of JCVPyV-encoding proteins, including early protein (Large T antigen) and late proteins (VP1 and Agno). In this review, we summarized the data of our basic research activities.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Viral, Tumor / physiology
  • Caffeine / pharmacology
  • Cell Cycle / genetics
  • DNA Replication
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Genome, Viral / genetics
  • Humans
  • Polyomavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Polyomavirus Infections / virology
  • Polyomavirus* / classification
  • Polyomavirus* / genetics
  • Polyomavirus* / physiology
  • Tumor Virus Infections / epidemiology
  • Tumor Virus Infections / virology
  • Virion / physiology
  • Virus Replication / genetics

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral, Tumor
  • DNA, Viral
  • Caffeine